Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents : turn your Raspberry Pi into your very own secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects!

Ever wished you could play around with all the neat gadgets your favorite spies use (like James Bond or Michael Westen)? With the introduction of the remarkable Raspberry Pi and a few USB accessories, anybody can now join in on the action. Discover how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a multipurpose secret agent tool! Through a series of fun, easy-to-follow projects you'll learn how to set up audio/video surveillance, explore your Wi-Fi network, play pranks on your friends, and even learn how to free your Raspberry Pi from the constraints of the wall socket. __Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents__ starts out with the initial setup of your Raspberry Pi, guides you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques, and then shows you how to apply what you've learned out in the real world. Learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring the audio, video, and Wi-Fi projects. Learn how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to distort your voice. You can even plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm, or find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you've mastered the techniques, combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit. Approach A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief! Who this book is for __Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents__ is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who'd like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if you're completely new to Linux, you'll pick up much of the basics for free. Apart from the Raspberry Pi board itself, a USB microphone and/or a webcam is required for most of the audio/video topics and a Wi-Fi dongle is recommended for the networking examples. A Windows/Mac OS X/Linux computer (or second Raspberry Pi) is also recommended for remote network access. Table of Contents Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents Credits About the Author About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more Why Subscribe? Free Access for Packt account holders Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Downloading the example code Errata Piracy Questions 1. Getting Up to No Good A brief history lesson on the Pi The ins and outs of the Raspberry Pi GPIO RCA video Audio LEDs USB LAN HDMI Power SD card. Writing Raspbian OS to the SD cardGetting Raspbian SD card image writing in Windows SD card image writing in Mac OS X or Linux Booting up and configuring Raspbian Basic commands to explore your Pi Accessing the Pi over the network using SSH Wired network setup Wi-Fi network setup Connecting to the Pi from Windows Connecting to the Pi from Mac OS X or Linux The importance of a sneaky headless setup Keeping your system up-to-date Summary 2. Audio Antics Configuring your audio gadgets Introducing the ALSA sound system Controlling the volume. Switching between HDMI and analog audio outputTesting the speakers Preparing to record Testing the microphone Clipping, feedback distortion, and improving sound quality Recording conversations for later retrieval Writing to a WAV file Writing to an MP3 or OGG file Creating command shortcuts with aliases Keep your recordings running safely with tmux Listening in on conversations from a distance Listening on Windows Listening on Mac OS X or Linux Talking to people from a distance Talking on Windows Talking on Mac OS X or Linux Distorting your voice in weird and wonderful ways. Make your computer do the talkingScheduling your audio actions Start on power up Start in a couple of minutes from now Controlling recording length Bonus one line sampler Summary 3. Webcam and Video Wizardry Setting up your camera Meet the USB Video Class drivers and Video4Linux Finding out your webcam's capabilities Capturing your target on film Viewing your webcam in VLC media player Viewing in Windows Viewing in Mac OS X Viewing on Linux Recording the video stream Recording in Windows Recording in Mac OS X Recording in Linux Detecting an intruder and setting off an alarm. Creating an initial Motion configurationTrying out Motion Collecting the evidence Viewing the evidence Hooking up more cameras Preparing a webcam stream in Windows Preparing a webcam stream in Mac OS X Configuring Motion for multiple input streams Building a security monitoring wall Turning your TV on or off using the Pi Scheduling video recording or staging a playback scare Summary 4. Wi-Fi Pranks -- Exploring your Network Getting an overview of all the computers on your network Monitoring Wi-Fi airspace with Kismet Preparing Kismet for launch First Kismet session. Turn your Raspberry Pi into your very own secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects! Overview In Detail Ever wished you could play around with all the neat gadgets your favorite spies use (like James Bond or Michael Westen)? With the introduction of the remarkable Raspberry Pi and a few USB accessories, anybody can now join in on the action. Discover how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a multipurpose secret agent tool! Through a series of fun, easy-to-follow projects youll learn how to set up audio/video surveillance, explore your Wi-Fi network, play pranks on your friends, and even learn how to free your Raspberry Pi from the constraints of the wall socket. Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents starts out with the initial setup of your Raspberry Pi, guides you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques, and then shows you how to apply what youve learned out in the real world. Learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring the audio, video, and Wi-Fi projects. Learn how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to distort your voice. You can even plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm, or find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once youve mastered the techniques, combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit. What you will learn from this book Approach A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief! Who this book is written for Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners whod like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if youre completely new to Linux, youll pick up much of the basics for free. Apart from the Raspberry Pi board itself, a USB microphone and/or a webcam is required for most of the audio/video topics and a Wi-Fi dongle is recommended for the networking examples. A Windows/Mac OS X/Linux computer (or second Raspberry Pi) is also recommended for remote network access.

In Detail

Ever wished you could play around with all the neat gadgets your favorite spies use (like James Bond or Michael Westen)? With the introduction of the remarkable Raspberry Pi and a few USB accessories, anybody can now join in on the action.

Discover how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a multipurpose secret agent tool! Through a series of fun, easy-to-follow projects you'll learn how to set up audio/video surveillance, explore your Wi-Fi network, play pranks on your friends, and even learn how to free your Raspberry Pi from the constraints of the wall socket.

Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents starts out with the initial setup of your Raspberry Pi, guides you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques, and then shows you how to apply what you've learned out in the real world.

Learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring the audio, video, and Wi-Fi projects. Learn how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to distort your voice. You can even plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm, or find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you've mastered the techniques, combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit.

Approach

A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief!

Who this book is for

Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who'd like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if you're completely new to Linux, you'll pick up much of the basics for free.

Apart from the Raspberry Pi board itself, a USB microphone and/or a webcam is required for most of the audio/video topics and a Wi-Fi dongle is recommended for the networking examples. A Windows/Mac OS X/Linux computer (or second Raspberry Pi) is also recommended for remote network access.

Table of Contents; Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents; Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Getting Up to No Good; A brief history lesson on the Pi; The ins and outs of the Raspberry Pi; GPIO; RCA video; Audio; LEDs; USB; LAN; HDMI; Power; SD card.;A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief!Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who'd like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if you're completely new to Linux, you'll pick up much of the basics for free. Apart from the Raspberry Pi board itself, a USB microphone and/or a webcam is required for most of the audio/video topics and a WiFi dongle is recommended for the networking examples. A Windows/Mac OS X/Li.